Palettes / Colors / #F0BCED

#F0BCED — Pale Pink

#F0BCED is a pink color we call Pale Pink, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #F0BCED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#F0BCED is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BCF0BF; it also sits naturally between #D9BCF0 and #F0BCD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 74% · Blue 93%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #F0BCED

.text { color: #F0BCED; }
.background { background-color: #F0BCED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F0BCED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 188, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(303, 63%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F0BCED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 188, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F0BCED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 188, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F0BCED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F0BCED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCF0BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F0BCED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F0BCED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #F0BCED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #F0BCED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F0BCED?

#F0BCED is Pale Pink, a pink color (RGB 240, 188, 237). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F0BCED?

#F0BCED is RGB 240, 188, 237 — HSL 303°, 63%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #F0BCED?

Its complement is #BCF0BF; analogous partners are #D9BCF0 and #F0BCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F0BCED for text?

Black text on #F0BCED has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.